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A study on epistemic modal elements expressed in the selected State of the Nation Address of Ghana

Table 1

Distribution of Epistemic Modality Categoriesand their Meanings

Epistemic Elements CertaintyFrequency UncertaintyFrequency TentativenessFrequency Total Percentage100%

Modal Aux. Verbs 7 0 7 14 60.87
Modal Adjuncts 7 2 0 9 39.13
Total 14 2 7 23 100.0